[Kidder]

My defining memory of Trump, before he became the worst US President in history, was a particular episode of the Apprentice.

It was the second last episode of the season, down to the final three, and they had collected in the boardroom to finish that day.

Two women remained, sitting on opposite ends, with the lone man sandwiched in the middle. To steal from Seinfeld, it instantly became an absolute catfight. The two woman screaming at eachother, interrupting, insulting, offering minimal substance and maximum volume.

The man just sat in the middle, shaking his head, impossible to get a word in edge wise. Any direct question he tried to answer was immediately cut off by the shrieking women beside him.

Finally in his deliberation, Trump asked him why he didn’t have much to say. And his response was something like “there is a time to talk, and there is a time to listen”.

Translated into, I’m not going to scream overtop of these two crazy people and contribute to the insanity.

He was fired. The two women went on to the final.

Watching that unbelievable scene, it perfectly illustrated how Trump perceives “debating”. What an ass clown.